August 13, 2013

The Morning Wrap

NYPD Blue: Arnold & Porter lawyer Peter Zimroth has been tasked with overseeing court-ordered reform of the nation's largest police force, The New York Law Journal reports.

Lesser Crimes: Former prosecutors and U.S. Department of Justice officials weigh in on what Attorney General Eric Holder Jr.'s push to overhaul of the country's criminal legal system. As James Garland of Covington & Burling put it: "This speech is a very logical extension of what he’s built his whole career around." Todd Ruger of The National Law Journal reports.

Verdict Reached: A jury found mob boss Whitey Bulger guilty of racketeering and involvement with murders, ending five days of deliberations, CNN reports.

Stop-Loss Fraud?: A 62-year-old Texas lawyer faces charges that he defrauded $12 million from third-party insurance administrators through a ponzi-like scheme, the San Antonio Express-News reports.

Rookie Mistakes: If your entrepreneur clients start getting flaky in the next few days, they might have read this article from Entrepreneur.